After returning from East Garden, Li Dong didn't mention retirement again. Of course, he didn't say anything else.
However, Shen Qian noticed something different. These few nights, Li Dong stayed in the study for a long time. She didn't know what he was doing.
Shen Qian rarely went into Li Dong's study.
Whether there were secrets or not, it was one of the few private territories that Li Dong had at home.
Although Li Dong never told Shen Qian not to enter the study, Shen Qian usually didn't enter the study unless she went in to tidy up sometimes.
Shen Qian didn't care what Li Dong was doing in the study.
What Shen Qian said before was also because she hoped that Li Dong wouldn't change himself for some external things.
As for what Li Dong decided, it was up to him. No one else could interfere.
…
Just as Li Dong was preparing for the wedding and planning for his next step.
The internet, which had been quiet for a few days, was stirred up again.
May 28th.
Fortune Magazine released the list of the world's top 500 companies for 2009.
This time, Fortune also chose to update its Chinese and English versions on the internet at the same time.
In the past, these authoritative media outlets would release the English version first before releasing the Chinese version.
But now, Hua Xia's economic strength was growing day by day, and its influence was growing. Hua Xia's influence in the world was also expanding. At this time, if they didn't pay attention to Hua Xia's market, it would mean that they didn't have foresight.
Forbes had chosen to cooperate with Hua Xia, and there was a trend of expanding their cooperation with some entrepreneurs in Hua Xia.
As their opponent, if Fortune didn't make changes, it would really be surpassed by this old rival.
The Fortune 500 list published by Fortune was still very authoritative, just like Forbes' World's Richest List. If it wasn't for Fortune's influence surpassing Forbes in this aspect, they wouldn't have become evenly matched opponents.
The world's top 500 companies had always been synonymous with giant companies.
Even if this list only looked at revenue and not profits, it didn't look at anything else, including market value.
Even if they were operating at a loss, they would still be able to enter the list with high revenue.
But even though it was criticized, it didn't stop people from paying attention to it.
Even the giant corporations valued it.
If they didn't take this seriously, they wouldn't have publicized that they were one of the top 500 companies in the world. How did they get this ranking?
Naturally, it was based on Fortune's ranking list and his income.
Revenue actually played a very important role in the operation of a company, including the actual influence of the company.
At this time, it's not the time for internet companies to show their prowess. Hence, some people might feel that it's unfair for internet companies to have low revenue but high market value companies. However, this is the mainstream of society. It's not the time for internet companies to be in charge yet.
…
So far, in the past few years, including 2008, they had never entered the world's top 500.
This list was based on the previous year's revenue.
So far away, the revenue of 2007 was not much. Naturally, it was not on the list.
Even in 2008, many people felt that So far away was already stronger than some of the world's top 500 companies. However, they had never entered.
In the past, many people didn't know about this. Until this time, when the list was released in 2009, many people were shocked. "Li Dong is already the world's richest man. So far away is also the number one private corporation in Hua Xia. How can it not be in the world's top 500?"
When this was said, someone sighed. "What do you mean by it's always been the number one private corporation in Hua Xia? It's always been the Association. Cannon Bro only managed to catch up and surpass these corporations after 2008. This time, it's the revenue of 2008. Of course, it wasn't in the top 500 before. "
Everyone was discussing. At the same time, many people started to check the list.
They thought that since So far away was so strong, or rather, in everyone's impression, So far away was very, very strong, they shouldn't be ranked too low this time.
Wouldn't it be embarrassing for the richest company to be ranked low?
However, when they saw So far away's ranking, many people were even more surprised than when So far away didn't enter the top 500.
"So far away Holdings Corporation, 30.5 billion USD, ranked 280th!"
280th!
When this ranking was released, someone immediately doubted. "It can't be. That's so low! Don't tell me the foreigners made a mistake. 30.5 billion USD seems to be only 200 billion in revenue. Didn't Brother Cannon say that So far away's revenue is going to exceed a trillion? "
"It should be about that. So far away's revenue was announced last year. You probably don't know about it. That trillion was something Brother Cannon bragged about this year. So far away's revenue last year was 225 billion RMB. However, So Far away must have overestimated part of it. 30.5 billion USD should be about that. So far away's revenue isn't considered So Far away's. "
"That's right. Didn't you see Ali? Taobao said that its revenue is more than 100 billion RMB. In addition to other businesses, it also said that it's very high. Look, you can't even find Ali's name. The revenue of these third-party platforms isn't counted as the company's revenue. "
"But 280th is still too low. Brother Cannon is the richest man in the world. This is so embarrassing."
"What do you know? 280th is still low? "
Someone couldn't stand it anymore and argued, "It entered the world's top 500 in just a few years, and directly entered 280th on its first try. If this is considered low, then what is high? Didn't you see the list? In the whole of Hua Xia, how many companies are ranked higher than Faraway Group? "
As this person said this, he even deliberately listed the list.
This year, Hua Xia's company entered the top ten for the first time.
Petrochemical with 207.8 billion USD, ranked 9th overall.
Oil with 181.1 billion USD, ranked 13th.
Below it, State Grid with 164.1 billion USD, ranked 15th.
Industrial and Commercial Bank, 70.5 billion USD, ranked 92nd.
Mobile, 65 billion USD, ranked 99th.
Treasure Island Hon Hai Group, the parent company of Foxconn, 61.8 billion USD, ranked 109th.
Construction Bank, 58 billion USD, ranked 125th.
Life Insurance, 54.5 billion USD, ranked 133rd.
Zhong Bank, 51.3 billion USD, ranked 145th.
Agricultural Bank, 48 billion USD, ranked 155th.
Sinochem Group, 44.4 billion USD, ranked 170th.
Southern Power Grid, 41 billion USD, ranked 185th.
Baosteel Group, 35.5 billion USD, ranked 220th.
Tie Corporation, 33.7 billion USD, ranked 242nd.
Hua Xia Railway Construction, 32.5 billion USD, ranked 252nd.
Telecom, 31.8 billion USD, ranked 263rd.
Next was Faraway Group, 30.5 billion USD, ranked 280th!
If it wasn't listed, everyone would think that 280th was too low, as if it wasn't a big deal.
But the reality was horrifying!
The revenue surpassed Hua Xia Group Far away. There were a total of 16 companies, 15 of which were state-owned enterprises, and they were considered monopolistic industries.
Another company, Hon Hai, was generally not included in Hua Xia's ranking. Companies from Treasure Island generally did not participate in Hua Xia's mainland ranking.
This meant that the companies that surpassed Far away were all large state-owned enterprises. And how many state-owned enterprises and central enterprises were there in Hua Xia?
In the end, the number of companies that surpassed Far away was only 15.
In other words, while Far away became one of the world's top 500 companies, it also went from a position at the back of Hua Xia's list to the top of the list.
And this list was still last year's ranking.
This year, Far away continued to expand, and all kinds of revenue rose rapidly. Maybe by the end of the year, ICBC would lose to Far Away. By the end of the year, Far Away was likely to enter the top three of Hua Xia's list, and enter the world's top 20!
This was a shocking statistic. Even if it was just revenue, it meant that Far Away's influence was no less than those top international giants.
And even then, there were people who thought that Far Away's ranking was too low?
For a moment, naturally, many people refuted.
And looking at the world's top 500 list, Far Away was Hua Xia's number one private enterprise. If only the mainland was included, Sha Steel, ranked second, with revenue of 21 billion USD, had fallen to 445th place.
After that, there was nothing!
Including the Association, which entered the world's top 500 last year and was ranked 499th, this time, it also fell out of the top 500.
In fact, Sha Steel could not be considered as a pure private enterprise. Even the Association could not be considered a pure private enterprise.
But even so, among the world's top 500, there were only two private enterprises in the mainland on the list.
In 2008, there were even fewer. Only the Association barely made it into the top 500, and was ranked 499th.
In 2009, Far Away improved by leaps and bounds, directly making it into the top 300. From this, one could see how strong they were, and how fast their growth was.
They were now the number one private enterprise.
Moreover, they were ranked 280th this year. Would they still be ranked 280th next year?
When the netizens understood the real situation, many people were actually very surprised.
There were even people who said in surprise, "None of Hua Xia's internet companies entered the world's top 500?"
"Didn't I hear that Baidu's share price soared, and now its market value is almost over 30 billion USD?"
"Ali's Taobao's revenue is even higher than Far Away's, but it's not even in the top 500?"
"…"
There were people who did not bother to answer these people's questions. One look and you could tell that it was Little Noob.
Fortunately, there were many people on the internet, and finally, someone gave an answer. "Don't say anything, just look at Tencent. Previously, it had a market value of 20 billion USD, and its revenue was 7 billion RMB, which is about 1 billion USD.
Do you know how much the last place in the world's top 500 earned this time?
18.5 billion USD!
Tencent's revenue is not even a fraction of that!
And Tencent is actually the one with the highest revenue among the three companies.
Last year, Ali's revenue was 3 billion RMB, and Baidu's was 3.1 billion RMB. That's not even 1 billion USD, not even Tencent's.
With this, you want to be in the world's top 500? Go to sleep. "
This kind of data once again shocked some people who did not understand the market.
So low!
In 2008, the combined revenue of the three companies was only slightly more than 10 billion RMB, not even 2 billion USD?
But in 2008, the combined market value of the three companies was more than 60 billion USD!
At this moment, some netizens who did not know much about the internet companies finally had a clear understanding of the situation.
No wonder internet companies usually only reported their market value, and rarely reported their revenue.
If this data was revealed, those who did not understand the industry would be shocked.
Only internet companies could have a market value of more than 30 times their revenue.
If it was the same for industrial companies, then it would be terrifying.
Far away had a revenue of more than 30 billion USD. If it was 30 times the market value, then wouldn't it have a market value of trillions of USD?
Of course, if one really wanted to look at the profit ratio, internet companies had a huge advantage. Their profit margins were very high, and it was normal for it to be more than 30%.
As for industrial companies, there were only a few that could reach 10%. Most of them were around 5%. Even some profiteering industries were the same.
…
There was a lot of discussion on the internet. Far away's people were also overjoyed.
Entered the world's top 500!
Far Away, which had only been established for a few years, actually entered the world's top 500 so quickly. It was unbelievable.
Once upon a time, Far Away's employees and executives met people from the world's top 500 companies. They said that there was nothing great about the world's top 500 companies, and that they just did not want to enter. In terms of fame, they were better than the world's top 500 companies.
But since they were compared to the world's top 500 companies, it was obvious that they still minded.
Far Away was strong, but it was mainly because of Li Dong himself. Li Dong's fame made Far Away what it was today.
Now, Far Away had entered the world's top 500 list. It was no longer because of Li Dong's fame.
Because of the rankings, entering the world's top 500 list was also a big deal.
Even though Li Dong had previously told them not to look for him if Far Away did not close down, on this day, Yuan Chengdao still brought a few executives to the Provincial Party Committee to report the good news.
They had entered the world's top 500 list, and it was just a few days before Li Dong's wedding. This was great news on top of great news.
In addition, Li Dong's wedding date was approaching. As the executives of Far Away, Yuan Chengdao and the others couldn't just ignore it. Even if it was just for show, they had to ask about it and help out.
When Yuan Chengdao and the others arrived, Li Dong was making a call in the courtyard.
Seeing that they had arrived, Li Dong nodded slightly and continued making the call.
Shen Qian and the nanny came out to receive them. Seeing that Li Dong was still on the phone, Shen Qian smiled and said, "You're here for the world's top 500 list, right? Someone called early in the morning to report the good news. You didn't pick up the phone until now. "
After saying that, Shen Qian continued in a low voice, "Don't talk about this later. You guys know him. Regardless of whether he's in the top 500 or not, he's not too satisfied with 280th place. Don't mention it if you can, lest you get scolded. "
When she said that, the expressions of Yuan Chengdao and the others stiffened!
That seemed to be true. They had almost forgotten about this. Their thoughts were different from Li Dong's.
If they were to brag about it later, they might get scolded.
But since they were already here, they couldn't possibly not mention it, right?
Thinking of this, Yuan Chengdao looked at Liu Hongmei, then at Liu Qi and the others. In the end, his face showed some helplessness.
Why was he helpless?
Because all the people who came this time were female, except for him!
Far Away's male directors were either busy or on business trips elsewhere. Only the women were in Pingchuan.
If Li Dong really wanted to find trouble later, Yuan Chengdao could guarantee that Li Dong would definitely find trouble with him.
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Yuan Chengdao never thought that there would be a day when he would start to feel uneasy about his low ranking after entering the world's top 500 list.
The premise was that this was the first time Far Away had entered the world's top 500 list. It wasn't like he had entered before and had fallen.
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